Call Rick Perry at 202-586-5000 to let him know your thoughts about subsidizing polluters who will make our planet hotter or write him at 1000 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, D.C. 20585. He is also on Twitter and Facebook.

Contact the FERC commissioners to urge them not to raise our electric rates to benefit outdated coal and nuclear plants. Chairman Neil Chatterjee is at 202-502-8852. Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur is 202-502-8961. Commissioner Robert Powelson is at 202-502-6481. Commissioner Richard Glick is at 202-502-6530. You can also write the commissioners at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 1st St. NE, Washington D.C, 20426.

Wholesale competitive electric markets were created under former President George H.W. Bush to foster competition. The average retail price per kilowatt of electricity, adjusted for inflation, has dropped from 16 cents, including taxes, in 1992 to about 10 cents in 2016.

Perry is fudging facts to try to justify raising rates. Perry says his plan would protect the grid from power outages caused by coal and nuclear power plants that close because they can’t compete with cheaper, cleaner wind and solar energy and natural gas.

Silverstein helped write a report for Perry that said regulation isn’t a huge factor in closing coal and nuclear plants. Perry’s Energy Department rejiggered her report to bolster the case for help for Perry’s former campaign donors.